FNUS73 KFGF 101303 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HOYKINS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 803 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A VERY MOIST AIR-MASS FOR MID MAY WILL KEEP AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES QUITE HIGH AND EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY NOT MAKE FOR FAVORABLE BURNING CONDITIONS. A WARM FRONT WIND SHIFT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATER TODAY WITH A COOL FRONT MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING CAUSING WINDS TO TURN SOUTHWEST THEN NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 29 TO 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........61 59 58 57 57 56 56 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............64 67 69 72 74 75 76 RH..............78 75 72 66 64 63 63 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 15 14 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........55 53 51 50 51 54 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 68 63 61 57 54 RH..............67 78 84 84 85 84 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 58 60 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 59 66 71 RH..............83 72 63 59 20 FT WIND......SW 6G10 SW 6G10 W 5G10 NW 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...EWENS REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110510.HOYKI.01/FGF